MANILA, Philippines - The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) officially released the results of April 2017 Electronics Engineer (ECE) board exam as well as the results of technical evaluation for the upgrading to Professional Electronics Engineer (PECE) on Friday, April 7.

In October 2016, a total of 72 hopefuls passed the PRC evaluation. Meanwhile, 35 successfully hurdled the test in the same period last year.

As defined in the Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9292, or the "Electronics Engineering Law of 2004," Professional Electronics Engineer is a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "PECE."

Applications for registration as Professional Electronics Engineer (PECE) include an oral interview of the applicant for the purpose of verifying, authenticating and assessing the submittals and establishing the competency of the applicant according to rules, regulations and competency standards to be formulated by the Board.